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Tropical Cyclone
Cyclone Ian (1992)
23 February 1992 · South Indian Ocean · Category 4
Cyclone Ian formed in the South Indian Ocean basin on 23 February 1992 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 213 km/h, Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 930 hPa. It made landfall in Australia.
- Formed
- 23 February 1992
- Dissipated
- 4 March 1992
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- South Indian Ocean
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 213 km/h (115 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 4
- Minimum Pressure
- 930 hPa
Countries Hit
- Cat. 2Australia169 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Cyclone Graham222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Farida222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Harriet:heather222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Irna:jane222 km/h
- Cat. 4Cyclone Neville222 km/h
- Cat. 3Cyclone Alexandra194 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth